India, Assam state, Kamrup Metropolitan district people groups

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Country:	India
Province / State:	Assam
District:	Kamrup Metropolitan

Major People Groups

112

Major Unreached People Groups

Total Population

1,363,000

Buddhist

0.1 %

Christian

1.4 %

Hindu

86.2 %

Muslim

11.0 %

Sikh

0.3 %

Other Religions

1.0 %

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People Group ▲	Population	Primary Language	Progress Scale	Hindu	Muslim	Buddhist	Christian	Sikh	Other
Ahom	38,000	Assamese	1	38,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Arleng	1,600	Karbi	2	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	400	-1 -	-1 -
Assamese (Muslim traditions)	48,000	Assamese	0	-1 -	48,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Asur	500	Asuri	2	500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Badhai (Hindu traditions)	1,900	Hindi	0	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Agarwal	5,200	Hindi	0	5,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	80
Bania Agrahari	1,100	Hindi	0	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Bais	1,800	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Barnawar	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Brittal	3,400	Assamese	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Gahoi	1,900	Hindi	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	30
Bania Gandha Banik	3,400	Bengali	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasarwani	2,000	Hindi	0	2,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Kasaundhan	2,200	Hindi	0	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahajan	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Mahesri	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania Porwal	1,100	Hindi	0	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	50
Bania Rauniar	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bania unspecified	90,000	Hindi	0	83,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,500
Bansphor (Hindu traditions)	3,400	Hindi	0	3,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bauri	1,000	Bengali	1	1,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhuinmali	4,500	Bengali	1	4,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Bhumij	7,900	Bengali	1	7,700	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Birhor	1,700	Birhor	2	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Bodo (Hindu traditions)	35,000	Boro (India)	2	34,000	200	-1 -	600	-1 -	50
Boria Assam	1,400	Assamese	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Ganak	11,000	Assamese	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Gaur	7,300	Hindi	0	7,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Joshi	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Kanaujia	2,400	Hindi	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Radhi	11,000	Bengali	0	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Sakaldwipi	2,600	Hindi	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin unspecified	85,000	Hindi	0	84,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300
Brahmin Utkal	2,600	Bengali	0	2,600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Vaidik	2,400	Bengali	0	2,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Brahmin Varendra	2,700	Bengali	0	2,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chamar (Hindu traditions)	2,500	Hindi	1	2,500	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chepang	60	Nepali	0	20	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Chhetri	9,400	Nepali	1	9,300	-1 -	50	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Christian	6,000	Hindi	3	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	6,000	-1 -	-1 -
Darjee	1,700	Nepali	1	1,700	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Darzi (Hindu traditions)	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Deori	1,400	Deori	1	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Dura	100	Odia	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Gangai	80	Nepali	0	80	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Garo (A-chik Mande)	5,900	Garo	3	800	40	-1 -	5,000	-1 -	-1 -
Gond unspecified	16,000	Hindi	1	15,000	-1 -	-1 -	600	-1 -	500
Hajang	900	Bengali	1	900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Hira	3,900	Assamese	0	3,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jalkeot	1,900	Assamese	1	1,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Jat (Sikh traditions)	2,900	Punjabi, Eastern	0	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	2,900	-1 -
Jhalo Malo	4,400	Bengali	1	4,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kachari Sonwal	8,200	Assamese	1	8,000	30	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta Jalia	4,900	Bengali	0	4,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kaibartta unspecified	25,000	Bengali	0	25,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha (Hindu traditions)	42,000	Hindi	0	42,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kayastha Karan	1,800	Bengali	0	1,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khairwar	2,800	Bengali	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Khasi	1,500	Khasi	3	200	-1 -	-1 -	1,300	-1 -	-1 -
Kumal	200	Nepali	0	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	0	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Kurmi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Hindi	0	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Lodha (Hindu traditions, tribal)	1,400	Bengali	2	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Magar	28,000	Nepali	2	28,000	-1 -	200	100	-1 -	-1 -
Mahara	80	Odia	0	70	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mahishya	101,000	Bengali	1	101,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mali (Hindu traditions)	24,000	Hindi	0	24,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Meitei unspecified	2,800	Meitei	1	2,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Miri	2,300	Mising	1	2,300	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Mochi (Hindu traditions)	1,200	Bengali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Mukha Dhora	600	Telugu	1	600	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Munda	31,000	Mundari	5	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	800	-1 -	300
Musahar (Hindu traditions)	18,000	Hindi	1	18,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Nai (Hindu traditions)	29,000	Hindi	0	29,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej (Hindu traditions)	34,000	Bengali	1	34,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Namassej Chandel	17,000	Bengali	1	17,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Newah	2,400	Nepali	1	2,200	-1 -	200	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Oraon	32,000	Kurux	2	30,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	200
Poundra	19,000	Bengali	1	19,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rabha	6,600	Assamese	2	6,500	20	-1 -	70	-1 -	-1 -
Rai	1,800	Nepali	2	1,500	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	200
Rajaka Dhobi (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Hindi	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajbansi (Hindu traditions)	32,000	Bengali	1	31,000	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	400
Rajput (Hindu traditions)	78,000	Hindi	0	76,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	1,300
Rajput Chandrabansi	3,300	Hindi	0	3,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Nagbansi	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Sisodia	3,100	Hindi	0	3,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Rajput Surajbansi	3,700	Hindi	0	3,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Ranabhat	1,300	Assamese	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Saloi	1,400	Assamese	0	1,400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Santal (Sawntal)	39,000	Santhali	2	35,000	-1 -	-1 -	1,100	-1 -	2,300
Saora unspecified	7,400	Odia	2	7,400	-1 -	-1 -	30	-1 -	-1 -
Sarki	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sayyid	5,800	Urdu	0	-1 -	5,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Shaikh unspecified	96,000	Urdu	0	-1 -	96,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sonar (Hindu traditions)	16,000	Hindi	0	16,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Sunri (Hindu traditions)	11,000	Bengali	1	11,000	-1 -	-1 -	20	-1 -	-1 -
Sunuwar	1,300	Nepali	1	1,200	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	-1 -
Sutradhar (Hindu traditions)	1,700	Bengali	0	1,700	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tamang	1,200	Nepali	2	700	-1 -	400	80	-1 -	-1 -
Tanti (Hindu traditions)	20,000	Bengali	0	20,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Teli (Hindu traditions)	27,000	Hindi	0	27,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakali	100	Nepali	1	100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thakuri	1,100	Nepali	1	1,100	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Thami	400	Nepali	1	400	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tharu	2,300	Bhojpuri	1	2,200	-1 -	-1 -	100	-1 -	-1 -
Tili	7,900	Bengali	0	7,900	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Tiwa	7,500	Assamese	1	7,400	30	-1 -	60	-1 -	-1 -
Valmiki Mehtar	1,300	Hindi	0	1,300	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav (Hindu traditions)	57,000	Hindi	0	57,000	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yadav Sadgope	6,800	Bengali	0	6,800	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -	-1 -
Yakthumba, Limbu	1,100	Nepali	2	800	-1 -	-1 -	40	-1 -	300
Major Groups (displayed): 112	1,347,000		95 ●	1,162,000	150,000	900	18,000	2,900	14,000
All Groups (including small not displayed *): 185	1,363,000		142 ●	1,174,000	151,000	1,600	19,000	3,700	14,000

* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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Level	Description	Criteria
1a	Unreached (Frontier) - Less than 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) identify as Christians in any way. ✸︎	Evangelicals <=0.1% Professing Christians <=0.1%
1b	Unreached (non-Frontier) - Few evangelicals and little, if any, history of Christianity. ◼︎	Evangelicals >0.1% and <=2% Professing Christians >0.1% and <=5%
1	Unreached (All) - Few evangelicals and few who identify as Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity. ✸︎+◼︎	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians <= 5%
2	Minimally reached - Few evangelicals, but significant number who identify as Christians.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 5% and <= 50%
3	Superficially reached - Few evangelicals, but many who identify as Christians. In great need of spiritual renewal and commitment to biblical faith.	Evangelicals <= 2% Professing Christians > 50%
4	Partially reached - Evangelicals have a modest to moderate presence.	Evangelicals > 2% and <= 10%
5	Significantly reached - Evangelicals have a significant presence.	Evangelicals > 10%

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